2008
23
to 26 May, 2008 . VSA Spring SouthEastern Vintage
/ Classic Regatta. Chilhowee Gliderport, Benton, TN.
Ridge, thermal and wave soaring. Lodging nearby. Contact Bob Gaines
via e-mail at Glider@tds.net
or Dennis Barton at Denbar@bellsouth.net
.
23 to 26 May, 2008 . VSA Western Vintage / Classic Regatta,
Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, CA. Tows available daily
except for Tuesdays from Skylark North (661- 882-5267). Camping
round with facilities at airport. Other lodging nearby.. Ravens
Nest Restaurant at Airport. Contact Josh Knerr at 661-912-2102
or VSANews@gmail.com.
12
– 15 June - Fathers Day Weekend 2008 . 12 th Annual Midwest
Vintage / Classic Sailplane Regatta. Lawrenceville / Vincennes
Airport (KLWV), Lawrenceville, Illinois. Tows available if you
come earlier in the week. Camping on the field. Motels and lodging
nearby. Contact Dave Schuur, by phone at 618-584-3328, or via
e-mail ( Dschuur@frtci.net
).
9
- 13 July - 2nd Great Northeastern Vintage and Classic Sailplane
Regatta, Dansville
Airport, Dansville NY. Sponsored by the Finger Lakes Soaring Association.
Details on the Finger Lakes Soaring web site. Lodging and camping
nearby. Some camping on the airport.
Contact
Tom Roberts trobert@rochester.rr.com
(585)746-1642
5th
International Luigi Teichfuss Vintage Glider Meet will
be held in
Pavullo nel Frigano, Italy, June 27th to July 5th 2008.
Contact
Vincenzo at vincenzopedrielli@fastwebnet.it
The
36th International VGC Rally will be held
in Wels, Austria from July 30th to August 10th. Info at www.wels2008.at
The
event is preceeded by a Rendez-vous in Gundelfingen Germay
July
23 - 31. Info at www.lsv-gundelfingen.de
Late
September 2008 (exact dates to be published).
Third Great Plains Vintage / Classic / Sailplane Regatta. Wichita
Gliderport (37.765 N, 97.180 W), just northeast of Wichita, KS.
The airport is a half-mile grass strip with some hangar space
available. In addition to flying events there will be a technical
and historical session with presentations on the Saturday morning.
Camping is possible on site and lodging and food are close by.
Contact Neal Pfeiffer at 316-686-4306 or by e-mail at nealpfeiffer@sbcglobal.net.
2009
4th
International Vintage Sailplane Meet. Harris
Hill, Elmira NY.
Early
July. Watch this site for more details.
The
First US Libelle Gathering, July 3-7.
Air Sailing Gliderport, Reno NV.
Details
on registration, insurance requirements, oxygen, housing will
be on the libellesailplanes@yahoogroups.com
website in the Winter of 2008 / 2009.
Contact: libellesailplanes@yahoogroups.com
or neitalibelle@aol.com
